Below are the instructions for July 2024 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Read More

Queer Poem-a-Day is a program from the Adult Services Department at the Library and may include adult language.  The Antihero by Megan Fernandes By accident, I carried around a sweet potato in my purse for a week. Scurrying for my wallet, I would toss the hairy rock, pink and bulbous, a little alien that my… Read More

Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! ¡Feiz Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana! National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15. This month recognizes the contributions, achievements, and influences of Hispanic Americans to the history and culture of the United States. Check out these books that are written by Hispanic authors […] Read More

The Map to Everywhere is the fantastic first book in a new middle grade fantasy series by husband and wife team, Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis. Fin lives in the magical Khaznot Quay where he suffers from being forgettable. It’s not just that he doesn’t stand out; people truly forget him seconds after talking […] Read More

Below are the instructions for May 2024 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Read More

How do I get a Deerfield Library card? Deerfield residents can obtain a library card upon display of a valid government issued photo-I.D. and proof of their current address within incorporated Deerfield. Residents of Riverwoods, Bannockburn, and unincorporated Deerfield are not taxed for library services but may choose to purchase them. Purchased card-holders are entitled… Read More

True story: In 1910, the United States was suffering from a meat shortage. In addition, an invasive plant, the water hyacinth, was choking U.S. waterways and hindering transportation. A bold idea was presented to Congress to import hippos from Africa and raise them in the bayous of Louisiana. The Hippos would eat the water hyacinths […] Read More

The Agony House by Cherie Priest   The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass   Scream All Night by Derek Milman   The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco   House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland   What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo   Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand   The Chilling Adventure of Sabrina, Book One by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa   The… Read More

The Emmy Awards are scheduled to take place this year on Sunday, Sept 19. Once again we are having our annual Guess the Emmys Contest. Look for ballot boxes at the Adult Services and Multimedia desks or feel free to enter our online contest. Choose who you think will win the Emmy Award in ten […] Read More

Summer is here! To celebrate the end of the school year and the warm weather, teens can now get their very own plant kit. Grab & Go kits will be available beginning June 14th while supplies last. You can pick up a kit at a table in the Teen Space or check our green Creation […] Read More